Addressing climate-fragility risks
This climate-fragility risks guidance note seeks to inform the development and implementation of strategies, policies, or projects that seek to build resilience by linking climate change adaptation, peacebuilding,
Peace
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Nobel Peace prize 2007 prepares world for war against climate terror
interestingly, the unconventional choice of peaceniks, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), by the Nobel committee has not created a public outcry. In fact, it has been
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Gore, IPCC share peace prize
the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc), headed by R K Pachauri, and the former us vice-president, Al Gore. Their achievement, said
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FM radio to promote Israeli Palestinian dialogue
A new English-language fm radio station intended to promote Israeli-Palestinian dialogue has begun operations. ram fm, operating from Ramallah in the West Bank, is backed by a South African group
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Agreement to eliminate unexploded weaponry signed
A n international agreement obliging warring countries to eliminate unexploded weaponry, which kill and maim long after the end of hostilities, came into force on November 12, 2006. The Protocol V
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Former militant Bijoy Hrankhal on Tripura's tribal needs
<font class='UCASE'>Bijoy Kumar Hrankhal </font> was the founder member and vice president of the Tripura National Volunteer, the first militant group in Tripura. He laid down arms in 1989, after a treaty with late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The treaty
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Nuclear power in India: Failed past, dubious future
<p>Nuclear power in India: Failed past, dubious future - Presentation by M V Ramana. </p>
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Ten stories, missed
World Press Freedom Day: May 3, United Nations
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No more symbolism There will be peace in Kashmir
Unfortunately, the very institutions that profess this belief are the ones blocking its realisation. Consider the recent prime ministerial visit to the state. Vajpayee went, he saw, he wished to conquer the media. He spoke about unemployment, and promised
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FORESTS: Losing its soul
status: Five per cent of the state's forests are degrading every year potential: Regeneration of the degraded forests can create 120 million humandays of employment strategy: Open up the
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Peace isn't elusive
Kashmir s economy is nothing but a sensitive and organised use of its ecology. After 15 years of living under the shadow of the gun, finally, when hope is making a comeback in the state, Kashmir will have to turn to its immense environmental resources to